Featuring the Plaza Hotel, and other Recent New York City and Vicinity
Renovations &
Excavations

Feature

The
World Famous New York City Plaza Hotel Renovation, June-July 2005

The historic Plaza Hotel, now
recognized as a landmark - is located right at Central Park West and
has undergone some renovations. The owners
recently had a tag sale to sell several architectural items from
the rooms which are being renovated. From this sale, we were able to
acquire several of the original marble mantels and hearths.
As well as the over-mantel mirrors and some decorative iron grills.
Take a look at the pictures. You can see some of these items
details right on our
online store. Any questions, feel free to
e-mail.

Brooklyn Board of
Education Building, July 2005

This Board of Education
building in Brooklyn, NY was at one time an original
Elk's Club. Retrieved from this building is a very
unusual oversized yellow sienna marble mantel.
Salvaged in excellent condition, just right for a large
home or office. Also retrieved from this location,
was quite a few mahogany pilasters with decorative gesso
caps.

Northern New Jersey
Institutional Building with Tennessee Marble Walls -
June 2005

From this medical building
in New Jersey we acquired at least 200 sheets of
Tennessee marble. Very unusual find in excellent
condition.

New
York City Walk-Up Building with decorative staircase -
June 2005

Here is a unique turn of
the century staircase with unusual bar and spoke design
and decorative newels. We acquired the entire
railing (not the steps) and the newel posts.

Tudor House near Long
Island Sound, NY

This
building in New Rochelle, New York had many decorative
elements including entry doors, quartersawn oak mantels,
wainscotting, stairways and newel posts. As well
as tile fireplace surrounds, iron hardware and and
wooden and tin ceiling as well as an original leaded glass built-in
cabinet. All ready for the picking at our
Scranton, PA location.... Take a look at the pictures...

Ft.
Hamilton Theatre, Brooklyn NY - June 2005

This Brooklyn theatre was
recently slated for demolition. We retrieved the
plaster caryatids, decorative iron balustrades from the
stair railing and the large iron and brass theatre
chandelier.

New
York City Industrial Building - June 2005

Here from another New York
City structure are more finds... The green wall tile was all
sold... but there were other decorative and structural items
removed...

Saint
Joseph's Church, Scranton PA - July 2005

"Here's the church... where's the steeple?" Is
what the local newspaper wrote concerning this Northeast
Pennsylvania church's gothic copper cap when reporting
on its recently demolition... Where else?
The architecturologists retrieved it and its now
stationed at our Scranton location until it finds a new
home...

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previous excavations and newsletters.

We also plan to be sending another
update really soonwith more great ideas of how to use salvaged
architectural items in new construction--with reference to a great new book on the market called...